LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 28, 2016--
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred” or the “Company”) (NYSE:KND) today
announced that it has completed the acquisition of an additional
transitional care hospital (licensed as a long-term acute care (“LTAC”)
hospital) operated by Select Medical Holdings Corporation (“Select”)
(NYSE:SEM) and sold an additional LTAC hospital to Select. Kindred
acquired a leased hospital in San Antonio, Texas (44 licensed beds) from
Select and sold a leased hospital in Atlanta, Georgia (72 licensed beds)
to Select as part of a previously announced agreement.
As announced on June 1, 2016, Kindred acquired four leased hospitals
from Select and sold two of its hospitals to Select.
“We have taken aggressive steps to reposition our LTAC portfolio in
front of LTAC criteria. We believe the five hospitals that we have
acquired from Select will improve our ability to Continue the Care for
our patients in several important markets,” said
Benjamin A. Breier
,
Kindred’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “At Kindred, we remain
focused on delivering the most appropriate care and quickly
transitioning patients to lower acuity care settings with the priority
of returning them to independence at home while also creating enhanced
value for patients, partners, employees and shareholders.”
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the
Company’s ability to integrate the operations of the acquired hospitals
and realize the anticipated revenues, economies of scale, cost synergies
and productivity gains resulting from the acquired hospitals, all
statements regarding the Company’s expected future financial position,
results of operations, cash flows, dividends, financing plans, business
strategy, budgets, capital expenditures, competitive positions, growth
opportunities, plans and objectives of management, government
investigations, regulatory matters, and statements containing the words
such as “anticipate,” “approximate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,”
“expect,” “project,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “intend,”
“may,” “potential,” “upside,” and other similar expressions. Statements
in this press release concerning the Company’s business outlook or
future economic performance, anticipated profitability, revenues,
expenses, dividends or other financial items, product or services line
growth, and expected outcome of government investigations and other
regulatory matters, together with other statements that are not
historical facts, are forward-looking statements that are estimates
reflecting the best judgment of the Company based upon currently
available information.
Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and
stockholders and other potential investors must recognize that actual
results may differ materially from the Company’s expectations as a
result of a variety of factors. Such forward-looking statements are
based upon management’s current expectations and include known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which the
Company is unable to predict or control, that may cause the Company’s
actual results, performance or plans to differ materially from any
future results, performance or plans expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks,
uncertainties and other factors detailed from time to time in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s control. The Company
cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by the
Company are not guarantees of future performance. The Company disclaims
any obligation to update any such factors or to announce publicly the
results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to
reflect future events or developments.
About Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a top-90 private employer in the United
States, is a FORTUNE 500 healthcare services company based in
Louisville, Kentucky with annual revenues of approximately $7.2 billion(1).
At March 31, 2016, Kindred through its subsidiaries had approximately
102,000 employees providing healthcare services in 2,700 locations in 46
states, including 95 transitional care hospitals, 19 inpatient
rehabilitation hospitals, 92 nursing centers, 20 sub-acute units, 618
Kindred at Home home health, hospice and non-medical home care sites of
service, 104 inpatient rehabilitation units (hospital-based) and a
contract rehabilitation services business, RehabCare, which served 1,752
non-affiliated sites of service. Ranked as one of Fortune magazine’s
Most Admired Healthcare Companies for seven years, Kindred’s mission is
to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for
each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and
shareholder we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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(1) Revenues based upon Kindred consolidated revenues
for the twelve months ended March 31, 2016.
Source: Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
Todd Flowers, 502-596-6569
Senior
Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasurer